Serca Festival History

2016

The Good Thief by Conor McPherson. A Blarney production directed by Wayne Paquette.

Air Swimming by Charlotte Jones. A Trunk Theatre production directed by Amy DeFelice. Featuring Kendra Connor and Jenny McKillop.

Finn McCool and the Salmon of Wisdom and Other Tales. A family show written and directed by Jennifer Spencer. A Theatre Prospero production featuring Candice Fiorentino and Luc Tellier.

Events included:

A traditional Irish Ceilidh on St. Patrick's Day featuring music by Jeremiah McDade and Friends: Maria Dunn, Shannon Johnson, Dave Merriman, and Brad Lewis; The McElhatton Irish Dancers; and Irish Poetry by Jim DeFelice, David Ley and Mark Henderson.

A Kids' Ceilidh featuring Marvelous Merv and his student dancers from the Mattierin School of Irish Dance.

2015

The Colleen Bawn by Dion Boucicault. Directed by Amy DeFelice. Trunk Theatre's adaptation of the the beloved Irish melodrama.

A Night in November by Marie Jones. Directed by Mark Henderson. Starring Frank Zotter.

Princess Fiona and the Leprechaun. A family puppet show performed by Kaybridge Puppets.

Events included a demonstration of Irish Hurling, a music workshop with Jeremiah McDade, a free Irish Dance workshop, and a traditional Irish Dinner and Poetry Brothel.

2013

Tristan and Isolde. A new adaptation by Edmonton's Jessica Peverett and Nicole Shafenacker, directed by Elizabeth Hobbs.